Patents by Inventor Kunio Kawamura

Kunio Kawamura has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Patent number: 10973100
    Abstract: Provided is an ambient temperature estimating device, ambient temperature estimating method, program, and system that are able to realize both high robustness and high ambient temperature estimation accuracy. An ambient temperature estimating device includes a neural network, a temperature acquisition unit configured to acquire one or more temperature values inside the ambient temperature estimating device, and a neural network calculator configured to estimate an ambient temperature around the ambient temperature estimating device using the neural network. Input values inputted to the neural network by the neural network calculator include the temperature values acquired by the temperature acquisition unit and a heat source control value for controlling a heat source inside the ambient temperature estimating device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 27, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 6, 2021
    Assignee: EIZO Corporation
    Inventors: Masumi Kanayama, Kunio Kawamura
  • Publication number: 20210092815
    Abstract: Provided is an ambient temperature estimating device, ambient temperature estimating method, program, and system that are able to realize both high robustness and high ambient temperature estimation accuracy. An ambient temperature estimating device includes a neural network, a temperature acquisition unit configured to acquire one or more temperature values inside the ambient temperature estimating device, and a neural network calculator configured to estimate an ambient temperature around the ambient temperature estimating device using the neural network. Input values inputted to the neural network by the neural network calculator include the temperature values acquired by the temperature acquisition unit and a heat source control value for controlling a heat source inside the ambient temperature estimating device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 27, 2018
    Publication date: March 25, 2021
    Applicant: EIZO Corporation
    Inventors: Masumi KANAYAMA, Kunio KAWAMURA
  • Patent number: 9641061
    Abstract: Provided are a power supply device capable of supplying required power even during standby and an electrical apparatus. A power supply device includes a current resonant circuit configured to drive a transformer and a resonant circuit using a switching element, the resonant circuit being connected to a primary side of the transformer, the switching element being periodically repeatedly turned on and off, and a controller configured to control the switching element so that the switching element performs a continuous operation in which the switching element is turned on and off continuously repeatedly or an intermittent operation in which the switching element is turned on and off intermittently repeatedly, in accordance with an external signal indicating the continuous operation or the intermittent operation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 10, 2014
    Date of Patent: May 2, 2017
    Assignee: EIZO Corporation
    Inventors: Kunio Kawamura, Daisuke Sakai
  • Publication number: 20160294273
    Abstract: Provided are a power supply device capable of supplying required power even during standby and an electrical apparatus. A power supply device includes a current resonant circuit configured to drive a transformer and a resonant circuit using a switching element, the resonant circuit being connected to a primary side of the transformer, the switching element being periodically repeatedly turned on and off, and a controller configured to control the switching element so that the switching element performs a continuous operation in which the switching element is turned on and off continuously repeatedly or an intermittent operation in which the switching element is turned on and off intermittently repeatedly, in accordance with an external signal indicating the continuous operation or the intermittent operation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 10, 2014
    Publication date: October 6, 2016
    Applicant: EIZO Corporation
    Inventors: Kunio KAWAMURA, Daisuke SAKAI
  • Patent number: 5497212
    Abstract: A camera using a film cartridge in which whether the film is exposed or unexposed can be distinguished by the phase of rotation of a shaft to rewinding a film, wherein said camera comprising: a film chamber to receive the film cartridge, a lid of the film chamber to capable of receiving the film cartridge in the film chamber when the lid is opened, a driving member which is connected with the shaft of the film cartridge and for driving the shaft, and a block member for blocking opening of the lid of the film chamber when the driving member is not the phase of rotation corresponding to the phase of rotation of the shaft in which the film is exposed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 1, 1994
    Date of Patent: March 5, 1996
    Assignee: Minolta Camera Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Kunio Kawamura, Hiroyuki Okada, Sadafusa Tsuji, Masaaki Chikasaki, Michihiro Iwata, Shuji Izumi
  • Patent number: 5410380
    Abstract: A film feeding apparatus of a camera using a film having two perforations in each frame. A perforation detecting lever has claws spaced at a predetermined distance apart from each other so that the distance therebetween is equal to the distance between the two perforations which are adjacent to each other across the boundary between frames. The perforation detecting lever engages the perforations and disengages therefrom in unison with an operation for feeding one frame to be performed after the proceeding frame is exposed to light. As a result, film feeding is allowed to proceed until both claws simultaneously engage two respective perforations in the film which occurs after the film has advanced one frame.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 15, 1994
    Date of Patent: April 25, 1995
    Assignee: Minolta Camera Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Kunio Kawamura, Yasuo Hawai, Sadafusa Tsuji, Shuji Izumi, Masaaki Chikasaki, Michihiro Iwata, Hiroyuki Okada
  • Patent number: 5382992
    Abstract: A camera which includes a film cartridge whose spool is adapted to be set in different rotational positions with respect to a film cartridge main body between unused state and used state of the film cartridge, and a camera body having a film cartridge accommodating portion, and is arranged to show that the film cartridge is in the used state when the used film cartridge is inserted in the accommodating portion of the camera body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 26, 1993
    Date of Patent: January 17, 1995
    Assignee: Minolta Camera Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Kunio Kawamura, Shuji Izumi, Hiroyuki Okada, Masaaki Chikasaki, Michihiro Iwata, Sadafusa Tsuji
  • Patent number: 5357302
    Abstract: A film feeding apparatus of a camera using a film having two perforations in each frame. A perforation detecting lever has claws spaced at a predetermined distance apart from each other so that the distance therebetween is equal to the distance between the two perforations which are adjacent to each other across the boundary between frames. The perforation detecting lever engages the perforations and disengages therefrom in unison with an operation for feeding one frame to be performed after the proceeding frame is exposed to light. As a result, film feeding is allowed to proceed until both claws simultaneously engage two respective perforations in the film which occurs after the film has advanced one frame.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 31, 1991
    Date of Patent: October 18, 1994
    Assignee: Minolta Camera Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Kunio Kawamura, Yasuo Hawai, Sadafusa Tsuji, Shuji Izumi, Masaaki Chikasaki, Michihiro Iwata, Hiroyuki Okada
  • Patent number: 5307099
    Abstract: A camera which includes a film cartridge whose spool is adapted to be set in different rotational positions with respect to a film cartridge main body between unused state and used state of the film cartridge, and a camera body having a film cartridge accommodating portion, and is arranged to show that the film cartridge is in the used state when the used film cartridge is inserted in the accommodating portion of the camera body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 26, 1991
    Date of Patent: April 26, 1994
    Assignee: Minolta Camera Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Kunio Kawamura, Shuji Izumi, Hiroyuki Okada, Masaaki Chikasaki, Michihiro Iwata, Sadafusa Tsuji
  • Patent number: 5260735
    Abstract: A camera system being comprised of a camera and an external device is disclosed. The external device is detachably mounted on the camera which memorizes a program or data necessary for executing a program therein.When the external device is mounted on the camera, they are connected electrically with each other and communicate therebetween in order to read a program or data memorized in the external device into a memory means provided in the camera. The camera is controlled according to the program designated by the external device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 19, 1992
    Date of Patent: November 9, 1993
    Assignee: Minolta Camera Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Norio Ishikawa, Masaaki Nakai, Masayasu Hirano, Akihiko Fujino, Hiroshi Ootsuka, Takeshi Egawa, Kunio Kawamura
  • Patent number: 5247326
    Abstract: A camera system with an auto-focusing system includes a camera body and an interchangeable zoom lens. The interchangeable objective lens stores various data to be sent to the camera body for improving automatic focus adjustment, such as an information necessary to convert the detected defocus information into a movement of the driving power source to carry out the automatic focus adjustment. The driving power source in the camera body is controlled in response to the data from the interchangeable objective lens and the detected focus information, the driving power being transmitted to the interchangeable objective lens. The camera body is further capable of inhibiting the focus adjustment or focus indication in response to a data from the interchangeable objective lens under an unfavorable condition.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 29, 1992
    Date of Patent: September 21, 1993
    Assignee: Minolta Camera Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Nobuyuki Taniguchi, Norio Ishikawa, Yasuaki Akada, Takeshi Egawa, Kunio Kawamura
  • Patent number: 5219288
    Abstract: A jaw bone anchored type head positioner for positioning the head of a subject which is employed in a cephalotomograph or temporomandibular joint radiograph using X rays or the like. A die patterned on an impression taken from the dentition of the subject is fixed to the positioner so that the head of the subject is fixed in position by means of the die.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 22, 1989
    Date of Patent: June 15, 1993
    Inventors: Kunio Kawamura, Kazuhiko Nagoshi
  • Patent number: 5142318
    Abstract: A camera system with an auto-focusing system includes a camera body and an interchangeable zoom lens. The interchangeable objective lens stores various data to be sent to the camera body for improving automatic focus adjustment, such as an information necessary to convert the detected defocus information into a movement of the driving power source to carry out the automatic focus adjustment. The driving power source in the camera body is controlled in responses to the data from the interchangeable objective lens and the detected focus information, the driving power being transmitted to the interchangeable objective lens. The camera body is further capable of inhibiting the focus adjustment or focus indication in response to a data from the interchangeable objective lens under an unfavorable condition.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 22, 1991
    Date of Patent: August 25, 1992
    Assignee: Minolta Camera Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Nobuyuki Taniguchi, Norio Ishikawa, Yasuaki Akada, Takeshi Egawa, Kunio Kawamura
  • Patent number: 5140361
    Abstract: A camera system being comprised of a camera and an external device is disclosed. The external device is detachably mounted on the camera which memorizes a program or data necessary for executing a program therein.When the external device is mounted on the camera, they are connected electrically with each other and communicate therebetween in order to read a program or data memorized in the external device into a memory means provided in the camera. The camera is controlled according to the program designated by the external device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 18, 1991
    Date of Patent: August 18, 1992
    Assignee: Minolta Camera Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Norio Ishikawa, Masaaki Nakai, Masayasu Hirano, Akihiko Fujino, Hiroshi Ootsuka, Takeshi Egawa, Kunio Kawamura
  • Patent number: 5113217
    Abstract: A display device for use in a camera comprises a central processing unit and display units to display exposure data and various control modes under the control of the CPU. The display units are arranged to display the exposure data with suitable marks or characters in rows so as to make the operator to read the display easily. The CPU provides control data to deenergize the display unit at the time of initial states of the camera such as at the time of loading a battery in the camera to prevent to display confusing information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 1, 1991
    Date of Patent: May 12, 1992
    Assignee: Minolta Camera Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Shuji Izumi, Masaaki Nakai, Manabu Inoue, Akihiko Fujino, Kunio Kawamura, Yuji Takarabe, Masatake Niwa
  • Patent number: 5065176
    Abstract: A camera system with an auto-focusing system includes a camera body and an interchangeable zoom lens. The interchangeable objective lens stores various data to be sent to the camera body for improving automatic focus adjustment, such as an information necessary to convert the detected defocus information into a movement of the driving power source to carry out the automatic focus adjustment. The driving power source in the camera body is controlled in response to the data from the interchangeable objective lens and the detected focus information, the driving power being transmitted to the interchangeable objective lens. The camera body is further capable of inhibiting the focus adjustment or focus indication in response to a data from the interchangeable objective lens under an unfavorable condition.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 18, 1990
    Date of Patent: November 12, 1991
    Assignee: Minolta Camera Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Nobuyuki Taniguchi, Norio Ishikawa, Yasuaki Akada, Takeshi Egawa, Kunio Kawamura
  • Patent number: 5040016
    Abstract: A camera system being comprised of a camera and an external device is disclosed. The external device is detachably mounted on the camera which memorizes a program or data necessary for executing a program therein.When the external device is mounted on the camera, they are connected electrically with each other and communicate therebetween in order to read a program or data memorized in the external device into a memory means provided in the camera. The camera is controlled according to the program designated by the external device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 16, 1990
    Date of Patent: August 13, 1991
    Assignee: Minolta Camera Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Norio Ishikawa, Masaaki Nakai, Masayasu Hirano, Akihiko Fujino, Hiroshi Ootsuka, Takeshi Egawa, Kunio Kawamura
  • Patent number: 5014083
    Abstract: A display device for use in a camera comprises a central processing unit and display units to display exposure data and various control modes under the control of the CPU. The display units are arranged to display the exposure data with suitable marks or characters in rows so as to make the operator to read the display easily. The CPU provides control data to deenergize the display unit at the time of initial states of the camera such as at the time of loading a battery in the camera to prevent to display confusing information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 19, 1990
    Date of Patent: May 7, 1991
    Assignee: Minolta Camera Kabushiki Kaishi
    Inventors: Shuji Izumi, Masaaki Nakai, Manabu Inoue, Akihiko Fujino, Kunio Kawamura, Yuji Takarabe, Masatake Niwa
  • Patent number: 4958181
    Abstract: A camera system being comprised of a camera and an external device is disclosed. The external device is detachably mounted on the camera which memorizes a program or data necessary for executing a program therein.When the external device is mounted on the camera, they are connected electrically with each other and communicate therebetween in order to read a program or data memorized in the external device into a memory means provided in the camera. The camera is controlled according to the program designated by the external device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 30, 1988
    Date of Patent: September 18, 1990
    Assignee: Minolta Camera Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Norio Ishikawa, Masaaki Nakai, Masayasu Hirano, Akihiko Fujino, Hiroshi Ootsuka, Takeshi Egawa, Kunio Kawamura
  • Patent number: 4958184
    Abstract: A display device for use in a camera comprises a central processing unit and display units to display exposure data and various control modes under the control of the CPU. The display units are arranged to display the exposure data with suitable marks or characters in rows so as to make the operator to read the display easily. The CPU provides control data to deenergize the display unit at the time of initial states of the camera such as at the time of loading a battery in the camera to prevent to display confusing information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 9, 1989
    Date of Patent: September 18, 1990
    Assignee: Minolta Camera Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Shuji Izumi, Masaaki Nakai, Manabu Inoue, Akihiko Fujino, Kunio Kawamura, Yuji Takarabe, Masatake Niwa